GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| sublimate | sublime |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |